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documents and other material of interest concerning the constitutional
process compiled by the PhD Programme: European Union of the University
of Zaragoza. The summary also contains material which has been uploaded
regarding former steps in this process and references to articles published
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A majority of citizens
across the union want the EU constitution either revised or binned, a
new European Commission survey has revealed. Meanwhile, enlargement blues
are increasing while Turkish EU enthusiasm has plummeted.

The Austrian chancellor
has reiterated his view that a pan-European referendum on the constitution
is the only way out of the institutional impasse - but both he and the
head of the European Parliament admit the idea is unlikely ever to fly.

EU leaders meeting
in Brussels on Thursday agreed to move from one vague term describing
the frozen constitution process on to another, equally vague term. Overall
a general plan to take steps by the latest in 2008 was agreed but it remained
unclear what those steps could be.

EU leaders are gathering
in Brussels to conduct some high-level head-scratching over the bloc's
constitution after an official year of reflection produced much thought
but few answers - although two world cup football matches involving England
and Sweden may provide some distraction.

European Commission
president Jose Manuel Barroso has said his institution is working on "alternatives"
to the EU constitution, suggesting Brussels believes the current text
will not survive and needs changes.

The European Commission
is seeking closer co-operation with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana
and signaling a renewed interest in the idea of an EU diplomatic service,
according to a new paper on the union's role in the world.

07.06.2006 Merkel
and Chirac set timetable for EU constitution, EUobserver.com

The leaders of France
and Germany have agreed a new timetable for trying to revive the EU constitution
setting 2008 as the year when decisions on the document should be taken.

02.06.2006 Low public
support for EU constitution in Finland, EUobserver.com

Only one in five
Finns support the ratification of the EU constitution that the Helsinki
parliament is set to adopt, a new survey shows. An internal spat over
the Finnish president's attendance at EU summits has also erupted, shortly
before the country takes over the helm of the EU on 1 July.

The Netherlands is
struggling to draw political conclusions from its "no" vote
to the constitution exactly one year ago, as the Dutch Socialist Party
returned the moribund charter to Brussels by bike on Thursday.

One year after the
failed referendum on the EU constitution in the Netherlands, Dutch prime
minister Jan Peter Balkenende has indicated he will try to avoid a second
referendum on a possible revised treaty text.

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